Wilton

name

The verdict

“Wilton” is uncommon French (frequency #59,021 among 549 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,021
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-wilton · Wilton · French

Wilton · rank #59,021 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,021
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH Waremme

Nearest frequency peer: Waremme (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Wilton”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Wilton” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wilton
PropertyValue
HeadwordWilton
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,021
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “Wilton” se place dans la fréquence du français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Wiltonse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Waremme » (#59,020), « wit » (#59,022), « xc » (#59,023). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wilton is uncommon French at frequency #59,021 among 549 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prénom masculin.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Wilton, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Wilton, spelled W-I-L-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Wilton appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wilton Sampaio s’est vu offrir une “lap dance” par Kylian Mbappé contre des décisions favorables pour la France.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Wilton"?
"Wilton" is spelled W-I-L-T-O-N.
What does "Wilton" mean?
As a proper noun, "Wilton" means: Prénom masculin.
What language does "Wilton" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Wilton", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list